Two Missouri lawmakers want to repeal a ban on firearm silencers like the one allegedly used in the hitman-style murder of a health insurance executive earlier this month in New York.
State Rep.-elect Mike Costlow, R-Dardenne Prairie, and state Sen. Nick Schroer, R-Defiance, introduced legislation that would stop the prosecution of the offense of possessing or selling a gun suppressor. The measure also would attempt to shield silencers made in Missouri from federal prosecution.
Costlow said the measure is designed to help prevent hearing loss among hunters and other gun enthusiasts…